The 1939 World’s Fair Introduces Regular U.S. Television Service
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Arts, Popular Culture, Economics
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Business, Television, Radio, Broadcasting, Communications, Celebrations, Festivals
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: April 30, 1939
Article abstract: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) coverage of the New York World’s Fair opening began weekly television scheduling.
Summary of Event
Regularly scheduled U.S. television began on April 30, 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the New York World’s Fair. The fair, billed as “The World of Tomorrow,” featured futuristic designs, such as the Perisphere, a round globe in which visitors were carried up giant escalators to a revolving platform to look down on a model city of tomorrow. The six-hundred-foot pointed...
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